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"content": " Thank you Hon. Speaker. I beg to move: THAT, the Senate amendments to the Water (Amendment) Bill, (National Assembly Bill No. 33 of 2023), be now considered. Hon. Speaker, as Members may recall, the National Assembly considered the Water Amendment Bill 2023, (National Assembly Bill No. 33 of 2023), and passed it with amendments on 23rd August, 2023 and forwarded the same to the Senate for concurrence pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 144. The Senate considered the Bill and passed it with amendments on the 7th of March 2024. The Senate amendments to the Bill subsequently were referred to the Departmental Committee on Blue Economy, Water and Irrigation for consideration and reporting back to the House. I would like to thank the Committee for a job well done. I note that the Committee considered the proposed amendments to the Bill and recommended that the House approves clauses 9 and 10 and further rejects the proposed amendments to clauses 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11 and 12. That is, the Committee is only requesting this House to approve two clauses and reject at least 10 of the clauses and yet, this was a Bill that came from the National Assembly, it went to the Senate, the Senate made its amendments, but the Committee is rejecting the amendments that were approved by the Senate. Consequently, therefore, Hon. Speaker, as Members may recall, the principle object of the Bill as passed by this esteemed House was to amend the Water Act 2016 for the purposes of operationalising Public-Private-Partnership. So, this Bill was to operationalise Public- Private-Partnership in the water sector. Indeed, the Constitution of Kenya 2010 acknowledges the right to safe water and adequate sanitation as a basic human right. Article 43 entrenches water as a constitutional right by establishing a right to “reasonable standards of sanitation”, clean and safe water in adequate quantities.” The Constitution under Article 21, further places an obligation on the Government to take steps to progressively realise that right. Hon. Speaker, notably, Kenya is classified as one of the water scarce countries. This means that a lot of effort is required in terms of funding and relevant resources to ensure quality and adequate water is supplied to the 50 million citizens, thus the need for Public-Private- Partnership as a means to drive economic development and infrastructure projects. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor"
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"content": "Hon. Speaker, further, this will significantly increase the share of the population with access to clean water, help reduce water shortages by providing more water to the public distribution system and also boost agricultural production especially in areas that experience erratic and low rains. As Members may note, we must strive for legislation that promotes responsible stewardship of our water resource. There is need for regulation management and development of water resources that aligns the water sector with the objectives of the Constitution and Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) which provides a legal framework for the implementation of PPP projects in Kenya which outlines the processes for initiating, evaluating and implementing PPP projects as well as the roles and responsibilities of various stakeholders. With those remarks, Hon. Speaker, I move that we reject the sections as proposed by the Senate, and approve only two of those, that is clauses 9 and 10. Therefore, it means that we are further amending this Bill that is coming from the Senate. Hon. Speaker, I beg to move and I ask the Member for Lamu West to second the Motion."
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"speaker_name": "Lamu West, JP",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Stanley Muthama",
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to second the Motion by the Deputy Leader of the Majority Party. We invited the Cabinet Secretary for Water, Sanitation and Irrigation as the Departmental Committee on Blue Economy and Irrigation, so that we can deliberate on issues pertaining to Public-Private-Partnerships (PPP) on water and who can be regarded as a bulk water supplier. We rejected all the clauses which the Senate had recommended, except Clauses 9 and 10. Our rejection was because for us to achieve our water demands for irrigation and drinking, we need to give investors in PPPs enough room to invest, agree on water tariffs and negotiate with banks to pre-determine the break-even point. As a Committee, we could not agree with the Senate’s recommendations. The Senate did not give water agencies like the Coast Water Works Development Agency, the Rift Valley Water Works Development Agency and all other agencies room to allow PPPs. We did not agree on all the clauses apart from Clauses 9 and 10. I beg to second."
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"content": "(Several Members stood up in their places)"
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"content": "Order, Members on your feet. Take your seats. Mama Kericho, take the nearest seat."
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"content": "(Question proposed)"
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"content": "Put the Question!"
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"content": "Do I put the Question?"
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"content": "Yes!"
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